Markups by 'body shops' inflate the public's cost

Mar 2, 2011 9:01:00 PM - latimes.com

As the Los Angeles Community College District launched a massive building program, contractors with ties to trustees reaped benefits.

The Los Angeles Community College District had launched a $5.7-billion campaign to modernize its nine campuses, and district leaders wanted the world to know. They hired marketing consultant Joan Marshall to help spread the word.